Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunders
Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of The Year
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
ShortQuests -- Pocket Sized Adventures! An all-new collection of digest-sized D&D adventures designed for 1-2 game sessions.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Animal Companions and spells
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 1131806" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>If you'll notice, I agreed with you on the fact that what Andy said is not errata. You should really read a post before berating someone for what they said.</p><p></p><p>Official errata has not been released.</p><p></p><p>When it is, it will clarify the situation as I have discussed. </p><p></p><p>Regarding animal vs magic beast: There is no *as written* answer right now (pre-errata) because there is a direct conflict in the books. Play as you desire ... no matter what you do, you're in conflict with the books. When errata is released, animal companions will be clarified to be animals.</p><p></p><p>Regarding taking animal/plant traits when wildshaped: If you read the book as intended, druids gain the traits. The intention was not clearly worded, but future clarifications should clean that up. Even without errata, you should technically be playing it this way if you follow the main rules, but considering that the wording is awkward and that <a href="mailto:custserv@wizards.com">custserv@wizards.com</a> doesn't understand it, it is not surprising that people have taken to a wrong interpretation.</p><p></p><p>If you want to play a different way, be my guest. Heck, you can even throw a party to celebrate your method. In the end, when errata is released, you'll need to either adopt what I have indicated or make some house rules.</p><p></p><p>NOW BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP AT THE ALTAR OF THE GREAT COLLINS OR BE SMITED (+4 to hit, +14 damage) BY HIS RIGHTEOUS WRATH!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 1131806, member: 2629"] If you'll notice, I agreed with you on the fact that what Andy said is not errata. You should really read a post before berating someone for what they said. Official errata has not been released. When it is, it will clarify the situation as I have discussed. Regarding animal vs magic beast: There is no *as written* answer right now (pre-errata) because there is a direct conflict in the books. Play as you desire ... no matter what you do, you're in conflict with the books. When errata is released, animal companions will be clarified to be animals. Regarding taking animal/plant traits when wildshaped: If you read the book as intended, druids gain the traits. The intention was not clearly worded, but future clarifications should clean that up. Even without errata, you should technically be playing it this way if you follow the main rules, but considering that the wording is awkward and that [email]custserv@wizards.com[/email] doesn't understand it, it is not surprising that people have taken to a wrong interpretation. If you want to play a different way, be my guest. Heck, you can even throw a party to celebrate your method. In the end, when errata is released, you'll need to either adopt what I have indicated or make some house rules. NOW BOW DOWN AND WORSHIP AT THE ALTAR OF THE GREAT COLLINS OR BE SMITED (+4 to hit, +14 damage) BY HIS RIGHTEOUS WRATH! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Animal Companions and spells
Top